A photograph of the marching bands of Vanderbilt University and the University of Tennessee-Knoxville on the Shields-Watkins field in Knoxville. The gridiron match between the rival football teams took place on November 13, 1937. Football fans from...

Photograph of unidentified African-American military band during World War II, probably taken at or near Karachi Air Base in India (now in Pakistan). Photograph probably taken by Morris Levine. Morris Levine was born on Dec. 8, 1917 in Nashville,...

Pictured: The Maplewood High School Band, marching in the 1979 Easter Parade in downtown Nashville, Tennessee. This festive springtime parade was enjoyed by many people, with its decorated parade floats, entertainers, and community participation. ...

A scene from the 1979 Easter Parade in downtown Nashville, Tennessee. This festive springtime parade was enjoyed by many people, with its decorated parade floats, entertainers, and community participation. The event was organized by Kolleen...

A photograph of East End Methodist Church located at 1212 Holly Street in Nashville, Tennessee, in the East Nashville neighborhood. While the congregation was established in 1889, the current church was completed in 1907. Built of red brick, the...

A captioned photo from the Nashville Times (1940), about “The Rhythm Band of the Rice Kindergarten and Primary School gave a program recently at the Hobson Methodist Church for the William B. Bate Chapter, U. D. C. and for the beginners’ department...

A photograph of some of the Fannie Battle children at the 1950 Christmas dinner at the Fannie Battle Day Home. The children attending the party numbered fifty, some of them seen in the photograph opening their favors, which were red Santa Claus...

A photograph of a dance for teenagers. This photo ran in the 01 November 1956 issue of the Nashville Banner with the headline, "Teen Town Teening." The caption read, "Guitarist David Monks and dancers Tommy Worral, Linda Northern, Patsy Mince,...

A published photo of children in the Buena Vista Band, from the Nashville Times (1940). The school site was located northwest of downtown Nashville. The name “Buena Vista” relates to the home name of John L. Beck and his wife Lavinia, when they...